The document discusses the use of iPads for mobile learning (m-learning) at two higher education institutions: Anadolu University in Turkey and Abu Dhabi Women's College in the United Arab Emirates. It describes how both universities have implemented iPad programs, with Anadolu University distributing iPads to provide e-books and adaptive content to over 150 courses. Abu Dhabi Women's College has given iPads to its 14,000 students and faculty to create dynamic iBooks and iTunesU courses. The document concludes that the iPad unveils new opportunities for open and distance education through m-learning.
1. The World in a Backpack:
Learning with iPads
Nil GÖKSEL CANBEK
Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey
Dr. Jace HARGIS
Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
AECT 2013 International Convention
Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2013 Anaheim, California
5. immense potential of …
commons.wikimedia.org
Learners:
move from
room to room
shift from
topic to topic
(Sharples & Vavoula, 2005)
6. Overview
Aim:
- to focus on the current trends of mlearning
m-learning devices will be analyzed in terms of :
apps
iBooks with widget
embedded videos
formative assessments
iTunesU
courses
7. iPad is …
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iPads can be described as
large iPhones with touch-screen (Pratt, 2010)
9. … with iBooks apps
interact with elements of the illustrations or
diagrams, making these move or gaining
further information
(Pratt, 2010)
www.allaboutiphone.net
10. AU and ADWC use iPad
Anadolu University (AU) in Turkey
Abu Dhabi Women’s College
(ADWC) in United Arab Emirates (UAE)
started using iPad
11. Anadolu University
e-book
project
published-hardcopy textbooks/e-books
distribution to all over Turkey & Europe
touchscreen technology aided content for
150 courses
adaptable to Tablet PCs and desktops
no obligation for Internet access
12. Anadolu University
Proposal:
a
software program used on iPads for
visually impaired open and distance education
learners
regular exams with other students with no
physical or mental disabilities
presented to the Ministry of National
Education and the Student Selection &
Placement Center of Turkey
14. Abu Dhabi Women’s College
Project: www.ipads.ae
iPad mobile learning for 14,000 students
• to share information about the project
• begin discussions
• sharing of resources
iPads given to faculty in June of 2012
mobile learning device as part of the mlearning ecosystem
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/business/2012/09/28/b-mme-mobile.cnn
15. Abu Dhabi Women’s College
Faculty:
created dynamic iBooks
used iBooks Author
enhanced those iBooks with Widgets:
video, photos, and other dynamic info
iTunesU courses
info on the course
posts of course lectures, videos
16. iBook Author
- students can:
read
highlight their notes
email specific portions of their notes
make updates
share current events/ specific info
17. Conclusion
« mobility is a way of life »
Apple iPad, as a promising focal
device, unveiled countless options for
open and distance education within the
wider context of m-learning.
Higher education institutions like AU
and ADWC tend to follow the newest
advances in m-learning technologies.
(Göksel-Canbek &Hargis, 2013)
Your telephone and email contacts with individuals may begin before the course starts when prospective students make enquiries about the course. Throughout the course these will be used for private discussions with individuals. Some students prefer the personal contact of a phone call.
Email can be sent to whole groups once a list is compiled.
Mailouts of print materials are often the best way to ensure that the introduction to the tutor, instructions, URLs for webpages, passwords and print course materials reach all students.
These materials can also be placed on a webpage for the course.
Electronic bulletin boards (BBs), or Computer Moderated Conferencing (CMC) allow a discussion between the tutor and students or between students. Individuals make their contributions at a time to suit their own convenience.
Chat rooms require all participants to log on at the same time. This can be difficult to organise across time zones. Discussion is limited by individuals’ keyboard skills. It takes good skill on the part of the moderator to plan and control the discussion. Large groups can be broken up into smaller groups and sent to other rooms for sub-discussions, then asked to return and report to the whole group at a particular time.